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January 27, 2000
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Love South Moves NorthLove Library is buzzing with activity. The remodeling of the library continues in an effort to update the building's aging HVAC systems. This week several changes and moves occurred. The faculty and staff are trying to ensure that these will have minimal impact on users. Patrons, however, may have to do a little searching for various collections as current periodicals have moved from the first floor to near the reference desk, in the Link. In the next few weeks Circulation and Archives/ Special Collections will also move into Love North. Once this stage is completed, around the first week of February, users will enter the library from an entrance on Love North. More than 60 of the library's Technical Services employees were moved to a temporary location on Y Street. Phone numbers and addresses for library staff and faculty will remain the same despite the changes. Further renovation updates are available at http://iris.unl.edu. Allen Reception Feb. 4A retirement reception will be held for L. David Allen from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Columbus Room of the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Presentations will begin at 3 p.m. Allen worked in the department of English for nine years, where he earned his doctorate, and has been with the department of Distance Education in the Division of Continuing Studies for over 21 years. Wise Reception Jan. 28A farewell reception for Sally Wise, director of the law library, will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the College of Law, East Campus Loop and Fair Street. Wise, with UNL since 1985, will be the new director of the law library at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Fla. Knoche Reception Feb. 4A retirement reception will be held for Herman Knoche, professor in Biochemistry, from 3:30-5 p.m. Feb. 4 in the East Union. Tidball Award Nominations Due Feb. 14Nominations for the 18th Annual Sue Tidball Award open Jan. 24 and are due Feb. 14. The Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity honors chosen students, faculty and staff for outstanding contributions beyond role or job expectations to the building of a creative, just and humane campus community. The award memorializes Tidball, a member of the United Ministries in Higher Education staff, who died in 1976, and its winners exemplify her qualities.UMHE sponsors this annual award. Information about the award can be obtained from Cornerstone-UMHE, 476-0355. Water Seminars Examine Interstate AgreementsBy Steve Ress, Water Center For more than 75 years, Nebraska's interstate agreements on water and natural resources have been characterized by intrigue, tension, court battles and sometimes cooperation. The past, present and future of these agreements will be examined in a series of 13 public lectures which began Jan. 12. Weekly lectures continue each Wednesday from 3 to 3:50 p.m. through April 19 (except March 8 and 15). Lectures will be in Room 116 L.W. Chase Hall on UNL's East Campus. For more information, telephone (402)472-3305 or e-mail <sress1@unl.edu>. The remaining lectures are follows:
Blackboard Demos CourseInfo Jan. 27, 28Representatives from Blackboard, Inc. will be at UNL Jan. 27 and 28 to demonstrate the company's new CourseInfo Enterprise Edition software. Over the past year, more than 400 faculty and 5,000 students at UNL have begun using Blackboard's CourseInfo product to support and enhance instruction for campus and distance learning courses. The new CourseInfo Enterprise Edition integrates their already popular web-based course development environment with the Student Information System (SIS) and potentially other systems used at UNL. Enterprise Edition allows faculty, and the university, to create libraries of course materials, online assessments, and various media that can be shared and re-used between multiple sections of the same course, or with any other course on the system. It also automates the procedure for adding/enrolling students to CourseInfo courses, relieving faculty of this drudgery. This software also incorporates other "virtual campus" activities such as student clubs and organizations, student and faculty forums, open and closed "virtual" meetings, and links to other web sites. Information Services staff believe this has some interesting possibilities, and they are seeking input and comments about the product and the general concept. All demonstrations occur in the Nebraska Union Auditorium.
EHS Core Safety Training Feb. 9Environmental Health and Safety will give Core Safety Training from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Selleck Dining Hall. Fire Extinguisher Training will be given immediately following. Please call EHS at 472-4925 to register for Core Training, Fire Extinguisher Training, or both. Forklift Training Feb. 16Environmental Health and Safety is offering Forklift Training from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the EHS Training Room (3630 East Campus Loop). This training will consist of the classroom lecture that is required for all forklift operators. Sessions for practical training and driver evaluations will be scheduled afterwards with each participating department. Call EHS at 472-4925 to register. Information Technology Training Classes Begin Feb. 8Communications and Information Technology is offering the winter quarter of hands-on classes and seminars beginning Feb. 8. Topics covered include Windows 95/98, PowerPoint 97 or 2000, CourseInfo, Netscape Navigator and Web searching, and Web Authoring. The hands-on classes are held in the computer lab in the Animal Science Complex on East Campus and the seminars are held in the East Union. These classes and seminars vary in length from three to five hours. Information on class topics, schedule of classes, and registration cost is available on the Web at:http://www.ianr.unl.ed u/compute/classes.htm. You may also register for the classes at this site. If you would like to receive the printed flier, "Information Technology Training Schedule: Winter 2000," call 472-5630, or e-mail msolomos@unlnotes.unl.edu. Information on other instructor-led training offerings and self-study resources is available on the Web at: http://www.ianr.unl.edu/compute/. Work Area Surveys AvailableEnvironmental Health and Safety reminds the campus community that it will continue to conduct safety work-area surveys throughout the year. This survey is a routine, unannounced walk-through of all UNL non-office work areas. The purpose of the survey is to identify items of concern, including material storage, housekeeping and hazard identification. It is an abbreviated version of workplace inspections required by the UNL Injury/Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) and the Work Place Evaluation Program. This will take about 15 minutes to complete and a copy of the survey form will be mailed to the work area supervisor for comment. If a situation in the work area requires correction, EHS will follow up the matter with the supervisor. EHS encourages supervisors to routinely conduct their own work area surveys. An on-line version of the EHS survey form is available for your use at http://www.unl.edu/environ. The form for the self-inspections required by the IIPP is also available on the EHS web page. Click on the link <Forms> to find both items. EHS believes surveys and self-evaluations can effectively protect the safety of UNL employees while ensuring regulatory compliance. Nominations Due March 1 For Lake AwardNominations are due March 1 for the James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award. The award was established in 1980 to pay tribute to those who have made exceptional contributions through their acts defending, supporting and explaining the application and practice of academic freedom. The nomination process is informal. A letter from the nominator is usually supplemented by support letters from members of the university community. Neither the nominator nor nominees need be members of the UNL faculty, but must have been associated with UNL at the time of the acts which form the basis of the nomination. Submit nominations to Dermot Coyne, committee chair, Department of Horticulture, 386 Plant Science Hall, 0724. Ezekiel Bahar, electrical engineering; Helen Moore, sociology; and Coyne, horticulture, who comprise the Academic Freedom Award Committee, will review the materials and select one nominee to present to the Academic Senate for approval. Last year's award was given to Wallace Peterson. Contact the Academic Senate Office at 472-2573 for more information or a nomination form. Student Leadership Nominations Due Feb. 11Nominations are due Feb. 11 for the 1999-2000 Student Leadership Awards. The nomination and selection process reflects the university's commitment to recognizing the wide variety of student leadership on the UNL campus and the contributions to the campus community by student leaders. The awards are given annually to one male and one female student, who meet stated criteria and have made the most notable leadership contributions at UNL. The awards recognize outstanding leadership in academic, co-curricular and/or extra-curricular activities and involvement. Winners receive a scholarship valued at the cost of resident tuition and fees during the students' senior year at the university. The scholarship winners, finalists and semi-finalists are recognized at an awards banquet. To be eligible for the awards, a student must have completed no less than five and no more than six academic-year semesters of full-time postsecondary enrollment, with the last three completed at UNL; at least 67 credit hours completed by the end of Fall Semester 1999 with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.500; and have current full-time undergraduate enrollment status at UNL. Nominations can be picked up at 106 Canfield Administration Building, 200 Nebraska Union, or 300 East Campus Union. Nominations are due Feb. at 106 Canfield Administration Building. For more information, contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at 472-3755. Lack of Safety Training Cited in Injury RatesWhat is the relationship between EHS Core Safety Training and injury rates for UNL employees? Sixty-nine percent of all injured employees have not taken EHS Core Training. Environmental Health and Safety challenges all departments to make sure their employees receive Core Training. Injury rates have fallen about 40 percent since training was initiated at UNL, and EHS would like to see those numbers drop even further. Employees can take Core Training in three different ways: instructor-led classes, either at EHS or at your department; web-based training through the EHS home page http://www.unl.edu; or by having a person from your department give the training from an EHS train-the-trainer package. Please contact Deb McGuire at EHS, 472-4926, for more information. Degree Application Jan. 28Jan. 28 is the deadline for applying for a degree to be received May 6, 2000. A $25 nonrefundable degree application fee must accompany the Application for Degree form. The fee applies only to the term indicated on the application and is not transferable to another term. Applications are to be filed at the Graduation Services Office, 109 Canfield Administration Building. NU Climbing Club Hosts 'Livin on Tha Wall'The NU Climbing Club will host a fund-raiser Jan. 28 to 30 at the NU Campus Recreation Center, to benefit the Great Plains Trails Network and raise money for climbing competitions. The Great Plains Trails Network has been dedicated to the development and use of trails in Lancaster County. They are currently working on the Husker Link, a trail which will connect the university's city and east campuses. Kyle Hansen, a NU Climbing Club member, will be going up on the wall on Jan. 28 and living on the wall through Jan. 30. He will be doing everything on the wall during this time. Special events scheduled for the weekend include an open house from 3-5 p.m. Jan. 29. Everyone is welcome to come and try climbing for free. The NU Climbing Club will be climbing from 1-5 p.m. in a Climb-A-Thon on Jan. 30. At the end of the climbing marathon, Hansen will get to come down from the wall. Holocaust Lecture Feb. 3"Lessons of the Holocaust?" will be the topic of a free public lecture delivered by Peter Novick, professor of history at the University of Chicago, Feb. 3. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Auditorium. Novick is the author of "The Holocaust in American Life" (1999), "The Resistance Versus Vichy" (1968) and "That Noble Dream" (1990), winner of the American Historical Association prize for Book of the Year. Most recently, "The Holocaust in American Life" has provoked discussion nationwide. His lecture is sponsored by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at UNL. EHS Reports Fewer Injuries in 19991999 was a relatively safe and healthy year at UNL. Accidents were down by at least 20 percent over the previous calendar year. That translates to 100 fewer injuries. Goal for 2000 is zero injuries, reports Environmental Health and Safety. Environmental Health and Safety offers Core Safety Training to address topics associated with the UNL Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. The class is designed to teach employees about their rights and responsibilities pertaining to safety, accident reporting, inspections, safe work practices and regulatory requirements. For convenience, the entire Core Safety Training class is now available on-line. Visit the EHS Web page at http://www.unl.edu/environ, then follow the Training and Safety Promotion link to access the on-line training modules. All on-line modules contain a registration process to document your training. In addition, a back care clinic can be arranged for departments or units, by calling Holli Hudson of Environmental Health and Safety at 472-5488 to schedule a back care clinic for your department or unit. Chinese New Year Celebration Feb. 5 at UnionThe Chinese Student and Scholar Association will sponsor a Chinese Spring Festival Celebration beginning at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room. The event celebrates the Chinese lunar new year, the "Year of the Dragon," which begins Feb. 5. The party is a reunion for the local Chinese community and is the largest public celebration of Chinese culture in Nebraska, said Mandy Guo, an event organizer. A traditional Chinese dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by door prize drawings. At 7:30 p.m., Chinese students and international friends will perform a calligraphic and painting show, folk music and lion dancing. Organizers expect more than 500 guests for the event, which is open to the public. A limited number of tickets are available in advance or at the door. Cost is $10 for dinner and performance or $4 for performance only. Contact Mandy Guo at (402) 472-7344. Additionally, Chinese cultural information will be available at Nebraska Union display windows and booths during the week of Jan. 31. |
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